Neal Bates

Neal Bates
Nationality	Australian
Born	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19) (age 46) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Related to	Rick Bates (twin brother) Alison Drower (sister-in-law)
Australian Rally Championship
Years active	1989-2009
Teams	Neal Bates Motorsport
Best finish	1st in 1993, 1994, 1995 & 2008
Previous series
1997-2003 1997 1997 1993-97 1989-93 1989	V8 Supercar Championship Series Australian Super Touring Championship Australian GT Production Car Championship World Rally Championship Australian Endurance Championship Australian Touring Car Championship
Championship titles
2008 1995 1995 1994 1993	Australian Rally Championship Targa Tasmania Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship

Neal Bates and Coral Taylor (Rally Queensland 1998)

Neal Bates (born 19 March 1965) is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia. Bates claimed four drivers' titles in this time and helped Toyota win four manufacturers' crowns.^[1]

Bates' navigator/co-driver since 1993 has been Coral Taylor.

Bates long-time partnership with Toyota also brought the first of many circuit racing opportunities, a drive in a star search program in Toyota's Australian Touring Car Championship team. This led to a number of touring car racing opportunities with the factory Toyota Corolla teams as well as V8 Supercar teams including Paul Weel Racing, Glenn Seton Racing and Gibson Motor Sport.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1991	World Rally Championship	56th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1991	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1992	Australian Rally Championship	4th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1993	World Rally Championship	45th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1993	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1994	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1995	World Rally Championship	27th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1995	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1996	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1997	World Rally Championship	26th	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1997	Australian Rally Championship	3rd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1998	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1999	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1999	V8 Supercar Championship Series	31st	Ford AU Falcon	Ford Tickford Racing
2000	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
2001	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
2002	V8 Supercar Championship Series	43rd	Ford AU Falcon	00 Motorsport
2003	Australian Rally Championship	8th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2003	V8 Supercar Championship Series	65th	Ford AU Falcon	ICS Team Ford
2004	Australian Rally Championship	6th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2005	Australian Rally Championship	6th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2006	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2007	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla S2000	Neal Bates Motorsport
2008	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Corolla S2000	Neal Bates Motorsport
2009	Australian Rally Championship	3rd	Toyota Corolla S2000	Neal Bates Motorsport

Sporting positions
Preceded by Robb Herridge	Australian Rally Champion 1993, 1994 & 1995	Succeeded by Possum Bourne
Preceded by Simon Evans	Australian Rally Champion 2008	Succeeded by Simon Evans

References

1. ^ "Neal Bates and Coral Taylor Profiles". Toyota Racing Development. 2008-03-03. http://www.toyota.com.au/TRD/#main/motorsport/rally/rallyDrivers:article=nealBatesCoralTaylorARCTeam. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 

External links

Neal Bates website

Persondata
Name	Bates, Neal
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Date of birth	1965-03-19
Place of birth	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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